282 Mr. Charles Chubb on the 



[This species, although somewhat rare, can, in common 

 with all the Woodpeckers, be easily found when present, 

 on account of its tapping when in search of food. 



Both this bird and V. olivinus inhabit the large dense 

 forests of Central Paraguay. It is harder to obtain than the 

 larger Woodpeckers, on account of its custom of keeping 

 among the higher branches of the trees. I have met with it 

 from March to September. — IV. F.] 



71. Celeus kerri. 



Celeus kerri Hargitt, Ibis, 1891, p. 605 (Rio Pilcomayo) ; 

 Kerr, Ibis, 1892, p. 136, pi. iii. (near Fortin Donovan). 



Celeus lugubris Ihering, Revista Mus. Paulista, vi. 

 p. 333. 



a. ^ ad. Sapucay, November 15, 1902. 

 Iris dark crimson. 



b. ? ad. Sapucay, December 1, 1902. 

 Iris ruby-brown. 



c. ^ ad. Sapucay, March 27, 1903. 



d. $ ad. „ May 8, 1903. 



Bill light slate-coloured ; feet dull black; iris brown. 



e. ? imm. Ybytimi, January 29, 1904. 



Bill slate-coloured above, paler below ; tarsi and feet dark 

 slate-coloured ; iris brown. 



/, g. S ? ad. Sapucay, August 17, 20, 1904. 



[This is another of our rare Woodpeckers, whose favourite 

 haunts are the larger forests. The young, previous to their 

 first moult, are much lighter in colour, with the edges of the 

 feathers on the breast and belly tipped with rufous, while the 

 rufous bars across the primaries are much wider, and the 

 crest is fully half au inch shorter. The upper tail-coverts of 

 the immature bird are of an entirely dark chestnut, whilst the 

 adult bird has large black patches on each of these feathers, 

 the ground-colour of which is the same. — W. F.] 



72. Campophihts robustus. 



Carpintero y cuello roxos Azara, Apunt. ii. p. 301. no. ccl. 

 (1805). 



Picus robustus Licht. Verz. Doubl. p. 10 (1823 : Bahia). 



